The Moulin de Cugarel is an intact and restored 17th-century windmill. Typical of the 32 mills built here with the arrival of Riquet’s canal, the Cugarel was in use until 1921.
The top and roof (capelado) of the mill rotates, with a gear mechanism controlled by the miller to keep the 7-m long sails directed into [...]
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Cugarel Windmill
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2012
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Last Port of Call…
… Castlenaudary.
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2012